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GOVERNOR PAWLENTY NAMED CHAIR OF NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION -- July 23, 2007 |
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| Governor Tim Pawlenty today was elected Chair of the National Governors Association (NGA) at the NGA's Annual Meeting in Traverse City, Michigan. In his first act as NGA Chair, Governor Pawlenty announced his chair's initiative entitled Securing a Clean Energy Future. |
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PAWLENTY ANNOUNCES PLAN TO CREATE NEW STATE PARK ON LAKE VERMILION -- July 17, 2007 |
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| Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced a proposal to create a new 2,500-acre state park on Lake Vermilion in northern Minnesota. It would be Minnesota's first new major state park in almost 30 years. |
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GOVERNOR PAWLENTY ANNOUNCES ESTABLISHMENT OF MINNESOTA SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER -- July 13, 2007 |
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| Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the establishment of the Minnesota School Safety Center, which will develop a framework for all-hazard safety planning for schools and will coordinate activities of federal, state and local partners. |
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MINNESOTA AWARDED $100,000 GRANT TO COMBAT CHILDHOOD OBESITY -- July 12, 2007 |
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| Governor Tim Pawlenty announced that the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) today awarded Minnesota $100,000 in funding to enhance childhood obesity prevention efforts in schools and communities. |
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MINNESOTA AWARDED HALF MILLION DOLLAR GRANT TO IMPROVE MATH AND SCIENCE EDUCATION -- July 2, 2007 |
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| Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced that the National Governors Association (NGA) has awarded the state a $500,000 grant, which will be used to help improve math and science education in Minnesota schools. |
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GOVERNOR PAWLENTY ORDERS U.S. AND STATE FLAGS AT HALF-STAFF IN HONOR OF PFC. ANTHONY HEBERT -- June 29, 2007 |
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| Governor Tim Pawlenty today ordered that the United States flag and the State of Minnesota flag be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol from sunrise until sunset on Monday, July 2 in honor and remembrance of Pfc. Anthony D. Hebert who died a hero while protecting his country and fighting for freedom on June 21, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq. |
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